Alternative products to Billie

Billie

The female-first shave and body brand

Billie is a genius subscription service for women's razors. The $9 Starter Kit consists of a Billie handle, the mag(net)ic holder and two 5-blade razor cartridges. Ongoing, we’ll deliver four replacement blade cartridges for $9.

3 alternative and related products to Billie

Tristan Walker's new company, "a complete shaving system"

Bevel is an all-in-one shaving kit for people of color, delivered straight to your door.

The Manual

When it comes to shaving, we all have different needs. Black men's shaving needs usually begin beneath the surface as bump-causing ingrown hairs that lead to scarring, since skin with more melanin will show dark spots and scars more intensely and for a duration.

Esquire

WhatsApp, Starbucks, Ralph Lauren - you know the brands, but do you know how their founders made it to the corner office? One was a college dropout, another a bartender and the other had no formal training, proving it's possible to go from humble beginnings to #blessed in half a lifetime.

The first luxury shave club for women. Oui Shave better.

Shave Time, Shave Money

Dollar Shave Club is a subscription service for the best shaving supplies ever, acquired by Unilever for $1B. 👀

Medium

A strategic assessment of one of last year's most talked-about acquisitions. Note: Originally written 23rd September 2016 and distributed to colleagues via email. The first reason, of course, is that by buying Dollar Shave Club, Unilever has taken 16% unit share of the U.S.

TechCrunch

Deja Vu moment: when another giant of consumer products is hoping to buy its way to success rather than innovate. This week, the news was Unilever buying five year old Dollar Shave Club for $1B. Last week, hundred year old Danone buying Whitewave foods.